Tree-protector band



E. G. PERL. TREE PROTECTOR BAND. APPLICATION FILED AuG.1s,1919.

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E. (i.A PERL. TREE PROTECTOR BAND. APPLICATION FILED Aue. I8. I919.

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y retenant i .application tiled lluguetl, 1919.

line 5 5 oi" litio i. 'o all 'toll/(mi it may colloc/rn lle it known 'that la lil/mien 'ilnanfr lucien7 'itizen oil? the vllnitral liltatesT siding at loa-polie, in the county olf l-lennepin and titate oit li/lineeeota7 have invented certain new and ueeljul linproveniente in Treelftroteetor llands; and l do hereby declare the following to be :i full, clear5 and exact deecription oit the iu'ifl-xntiorn such as will enable othere skilled in the art to whieh it agpipertains to malate and use the saine lilly invention relatos to iinproveniente in tree-protector inunda` and has tor ite object to provide euch a baud that is extremely eiinile? oli email lcost to inanuiacture, and that can be easily applied to a tree or rernoved theretroin.

lt is now the general `lnactice to protect treee troni various different ineects by apilyiug direct to a tree a girdle oil sticlry eubetance which ie objectionable lor the reaeen that it cannot be removed., and, when l nays.) it is liable to eauee the bari: et the tree to decay. lfhe direct application oit a stiolty Substance to a smooth bark tree ie liable to cause sun ecald and, inapplyiug the saine to a rough bark tree,j it is neceeea ry to eliave ott the bark, which is highly objectionable tortlie reaeon that it permanently df.. gares the tree.

l-ly the use ot niy improved tree-protector band, the saine may be applied to a tree and then taken ofi' between the periods oi ascension of various different kinds oi in secta rll`o the above end, the invention consists oit the novel devices and combinations oit' devices hereinafter described and defined in the clairnsu y y lin the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the invention, like cliaraeters indicate like parte throughout the several views.

lleterring to the drawings ltigure l is a perspective'fview illustrating the y. irproved band ai'lplied to a tree;

,l Q, is a perspective view ot the inner lace oi. the improved band laid out dat;

llig. 3 is a transveree section talren on the line SW3 oit il on an enlarged scale;

lllig. l ie a view in horizontal Section talren on the line .fl-Ll oil .ll l on an enlarged Scale;

llig, 5 ie a view in section talten on the Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view correspond .ing to llig. 4l: but illustrating the connected Specification ofLetters intent.`

lll-atei'ited lilly it ledit erial No. 315,070.

ends of the band on a still l'urther enlarged scale; l

Fig. Z is a tragnientary perspective 'View oi the improved band having a protecting iilin applied to the sticky substance tliereot' and Fig: 8 is a view in section taken on the line @-8 ot Fig. i' on an enlarged scale.

rlhe numeral 9 indicates a tree having the innerer/'ed tree-protector band applied thereto, and which band comprises a Yliertible binding strip l0, oi canvas or other suitable waterproof material, and a strip ot :etten batting il applied to the inner Jface ott said binding` strip and attached thereto by a longitudinal center row ot stitches l2.

lly reference to 39 it `will be noted that the stitches l2 draw the longitudinal center ot the cotton 1l onto the binding Strip l0 and thereby cause the outer longitudinal edges oft the cotton batting il to litt troni the liiinding strip l0 and draw inward, which is important, as will presently appear. llt is also important to note, by rei? erence to 2 and, that the longitudinal edges `of the binding strip l() are en tended outward oi' the longitudinal edges oli the cotton batting ll and that `one oi the ende oit the lfiinding strip l0 is extended beyond the adjacent end oft the cotton batting` ll and has secured thereto a plurality ot hooks 13.

lin applying` the improved band to a tree7 it is important to cut the same of such length as to cause the ends of the cotton batting ll to abut and torni a tight joint but not overlap so as to permit insects to crawl thereunder. The binding1 strip l0 must be drawn around the tree with suffieicnt torce to cause the cotton batting 1l to enter all oi the ,crevices in the bark of the tree and close the sanne to prevent insects from crawling between the binding1 strip l() and the tree. lt will thus be seen that the raised outer longitudinal edges of the cotton batting 11 :freely enter all 0i such crevices and close the same. litter the band has thus been applied to a tree and before the pull thereon has been released, the hooks i3 are forced intothe underlying1 body of the binding strip l() to detachably connect the ends thereof.

ln drawing the binding strip l() around a tree, the outwardly extended longitudinal edges thereoi" will curve inward toward the tree and cover the exposed edges oit' the cotu lllli llllll as eambrie.

ton batting ll, as best shown in Fig. 5. By thus Covering the cotton battingV l1, the band is given a `neat and linished appearance and protects the cotton batting ll from rain so that it Will remain in a loose and fluffy condition and entangle any insect attempting to erawl'between the binding eti-ip l and the tree. Preferably, the binding strip l0 is formed from a fabi-ie or other material having substantially the same general color as the bari; oic the tree so that the Same blends therewith and is ineonspieuons. Aterthe'band has been Secured to a tree, an application of any suitable stiel'y Veatherable substance la is applied to the outer face of the binding Strip l0, as shown in Fig. Obviously, by releasing the hooks 13, the improved band maybe readily removed from the tree and then re-applied at a later date.

The improved band, asV Shown in Figs. i" and 8, has the sticky substance 14- applied thereto before theY band is secured to the vtree and said 'substance is temporarily protected by a hlm of suitable material l suoli This lilm l5 must, of course, bepeeled ofi' to expose the sticky substance 14 after the band haeI been secured to a tree.

What I claim is z- 15A .tree-protector band comprising a flexible binding` Strip of WaterproofV iahrie having cotton batting applied to one side thereof, the other side of the 'flexible binding strip being adapted to receive an application of sticky substance, the longitudinal edges of the flexible binding strip being extended outward of the longitudinal edges of the cotton batting so as to draws7 thereover and oever the eamo n'hen :said strip is applied to a tree.

2. A tree-protector band comprising a flexible binding Strip oli waterproof fabric having Cotton l atting applied to one side thereof, the other side ol' the llexihlc hinding Strip being* adapted to receive an application of .at-itchy substance. one end olt the flexible binding Strip being extended ont ward of the adjacent end of the cotton hatting for overlapping engagement with the other oli Said ends, and a 'faelening device applied to the overlapped ends of said strip A tree-proteetor hand comprising a flexible binding` |atrip oli rsaterprmt fabric, cotton batting applied to one lside thereof` Said flexible binding strip and cotton hatt ing being connected the one to the other at their longitudinal centers, the other eide ol' the flexible binding strip being adapted to rceeive an applicati-:in of sticky substance, the longitudinal edgee of the llexihle, binding Strip being eA nded f. nt\\'ai'\'l ol the longitudinal edges oi the eotton batting eo as to draw thereover and cover the lsame when Said strip iS applied to a tree.

l. tree-protector hand comprising a liei le binding strip haring cotton halting attached to one Side thereof, a slit-hy suhstance applied to the other side ol` the {lexible binding Strip, and a tempmuryv protect-- ing lilm applied to the alie i Substance.

ln testimony nli o'li l :l my signal nre in preizence ot tn'o n itner;

ELMER GRANT lllllh. ll'ilneeeee:

lViNiifmco l. lVaim, Hanni D. liLGonn. 

